Raw Materials

Melrose Pure Vegetable Glycerine is a natural humectant that has emollient-like properties which can soften and soothe the skin and helps the outer skin layer (the epidermis) to retain moisture. Vegetable glycerine is a clear, colourless, and odourless liquid with a sweet taste and has the consistency of a thick syrup. Glycerin can be used as a natural sweetener. It does not significantly elevate...

A natural vegetable oil-based cream with gently exfoliating walnut shell grains added. Perfect for use on the face, or as a gentle body scrub for the feet, hands, etc. Add essential oils as desired. -Made from premium natural and naturally derived plant materials -No animal or petrochemical products are used -Environmentally friendly -Cruelty free – never tested on animals -Non-toxic and...

This is a naturally derived preservative from grapefruit seeds and pulp that has been in use since the 1970’s. Citricidal works as a benign, hypoallergenic and wide-spectrum preservative in many formulations. This is an unadulterated grapefruit seed extract, it does not contain added synthetic parabens or triclosan, that have been found in some grapefruit and citrus seed extracts. How to use:...

This is “man made” Vitamin E acetate (dl-tocopheryl acetate). It is used just like natural source Vitamin E (it is commonly used in vitamin supplements) and is completely pure. As the acetate form, Vitamin E acetate is very stable, as it will not react with oxygen. Hence, it will last for years in cosmetic preparations.  Vitamin E acetate is metabolised back to active Vitamin E once it...

To easily create natural ointments and balms, we offer Organic Balm Base. Pure essential oils of choice can be added up to an additional 10% to create your own customised product.  Ingredients: Organic Balm Base contains the premium ingredients of ACO certified organic Virgin Beeswax, Cocoa Butter, Coconut and Jojoba oil. To make your chosen ointment or balm, gently melt Organic Balm Base...

Amigel is our unique gelling agent derived from the yeast Sclerotium rolfsii grown on a glucose sugar culture. Known as a polysaccharide gel (meaning “many sugars”), Amigel has the highest capacity to absorb water than any other vegetable gelling agent and will accept a large amount of additional ingredients. We offer our prepared Amigel at a 2% concentration in distilled water, with the...

Essential Shampoo Base contains only skin and hair-friendly ingredients, with no lauryl sulfate or PEG detergents. The result is a shampoo for all hair types, with gentle but effective cleansing power and conditioning agents. It is concentrated, so a little will go a long way. We chose our ingredients because we wanted to offer an excellent shampoo free of problematic lauryl sulfate and PEG...

Once the aloe gel has been removed from the leaves of the plant, it soon becomes a liquid. Commercial aloe “gels” are generally based on simply adding liquid aloe extract to the common methacrylate plastic gel and some synthetic green dye! We have created a more natural alternative for you, using our Amigel as the gelling agent – and made it twice the strength of usual aloe products as...

Amiox is our unique Rosemary extract that is a potent natural antioxidant. Antioxidants are helpful because these molecules ‘mop up’ oxygen and free radicals much more readily than the fatty acids in the oil. By adding only two drops (or 0.05%) of Amiox to every 100mL of vegetable oil, the ‘shelf life’ of the oil can be extended for perhaps another 30% to 40% longer. Amiox is far superior...

Emulsifying Wax is an effective emulsifier that allows you to easily create stable creams and lotions. There a number of emulsifying waxes available on the market. Some companies attempt to promote their emulsifying wax as “100% natural”, which is simply not true. All emulsifying waxes use one type or other of a semi-synthetic emulsifier. One popular wax uses the problematic sodium lauryl...